Storm History: Shawnee County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Shawnee County, Kansas: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,652
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 677
- Damage
- $309 million
- Episodes
- 805
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 596 | 1 | 2 | $5.0 million |
| Tornado | 435 | 18 | 611 | $285 million |
| Flash Flood | 249 | 0 | 7 | $12 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 162 | 0 | 2 | $214,000 |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 4 | 16 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 31 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| High Wind | 18 | 0 | 1 | $78,000 |
| Winter Weather | 17 | 2 | 23 | |
| Heat | 14 | 0 | 10 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 9 | 0 | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 3 | $250,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 8, 1966
- Tornado, May 6, 1983
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2005
- Heavy Snow, October 22, 1996
- Tornado, May 19, 1960
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Hail, April 19, 2002
- Tornado, July 1, 1994
- Flood, October 2, 2005
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2002
- Hail, March 8, 2002
- Lightning, June 19, 2001
- Tornado, March 8, 1974
- Hail, May 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2005
- Lightning, August 25, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 4, 1992
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 5, 1986
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2008
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Hail, September 9, 1992
- Hail, June 21, 1979
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Hail, June 24, 1989
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 8, 1966
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 19, 1960
- Tornado, April 2, 1956
- Tornado, August 6, 1962
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, June 8, 1974
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 6, 1983
- Tornado, May 31, 1958
- Tornado, May 24, 1962
- Tornado, May 26, 1962
- Tornado, April 22, 1964
- Tornado, May 11, 1966
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Tornado, June 8, 2026
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2026
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2025
- Hail, March 27, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2024
- Tornado, August 14, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Flood, July 2, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Tornado, March 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Hail, July 4, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 5, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Hail, June 21, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2022
- Tornado, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 20, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Hail, June 28, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Tornado, September 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 21, 2019
- Hail, March 28, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 20, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, April 15, 2017
- Hail, March 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, October 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2016
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Flood, May 13, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Tornado, September 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 2015
- Hail, July 15, 2015
- Tornado, July 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Hail, October 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2014
- Hail, August 24, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Hail, May 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Tornado, September 17, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 27, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Hail, March 27, 2012
- Hail, March 8, 2012
- Tornado, February 28, 2012
- Hail, September 9, 2011
- Heat, August 23, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2011
- Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 2011
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Hail, September 10, 2010
- Hail, August 20, 2010
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Hail, August 10, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2010
- Tornado, July 4, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Flood, May 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Hail, July 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2009
- Flood, July 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2009
- Hail, April 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 27, 2009
- High Wind, March 23, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2008
- Tornado, September 12, 2008
- Hail, September 8, 2008
- Hail, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2008
- Lightning, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, May 1, 2008
- Hail, April 23, 2008
- Hail, April 10, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2007
- Hail, September 6, 2007
- Heat, August 20, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Hail, July 4, 2007
- High Wind, June 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 1, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 4, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, March 30, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Shawnee CountyEvery warning in Shawnee County since 1986Every county in Kansas
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.